Gujarat Lions have endured a major blow after star bowler Dwayne Bravo was discounted for the principal period of the up and coming IPL

West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo is set to miss the underlying amusements of IPL 2017 subsequent to having endured a hamstring damage. The episode happened in December 2016 when Bravo was playing for the Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash League and put in a plunge while handling against the Perth Scorchers because of which his hamstring pulled up.

After the damage was inspected, specialists recommended that he expected to experience a surgery and precluded him for whatever is left of the season.

In spite of his disillusioning shows with the bat for the Gujarat Lions, Bravo was in dispute for the purple top last season, having gotten 17 wickets in 15 amusements. In any case, as indicated by the establishment proprietor Keshav Bansal, the all-rounder won’t have the capacity to prepare with the squad because of the damage.

“Dwayne Bravo was experiencing a hamstring harm from recent months. We are anticipating that him should go along with us in India in first week of April. He may miss an underlying couple of matches,” Bansal told Cricbuzz. The West Indies star hasn’t played an aggressive session of cricket since his harm and is required to include in the second 50% of the season, just on the off chance that he recoups soon.

“In the event that his wellbeing grants you can see him playing amid the second period of IPL, ” Bansal included. The nonappearance of Bravo could give a chance to James Faulkner to settle his spot in the group, as the Australian highlighted in just seven recreations the last battle. Already any semblance of Kevin Pietersen, JP Duminy and Quinton de Kock additionally pulled back from the up and coming period of the IPL. Gujarat Lions commence their crusade against Kolkata Knight Riders in Rajkot on the seventh of April and will trust their star bowler makes a rebound soon.